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Chartered surveyor DM Hall, which is this year celebrating its 125th anniversary, has welcomed back Felicity Forbes-Davidson to the residential department of its Aberdeen office as a new director. An MA (Hons) graduate in Property from the University of Aberdeen, Felicity began her career with

Famous for having a stadium that shakes when fans jump together at big matches, Argentine soccer club Boca Juniors has installed devices that make the club’s training grounds vibrate as a way to prepare young players to play in the hustle and bustle.

Scottish Borders Council has approved plans to build two new housing blocks on the site of a former Galashiels church. Twenty affordable homes will be constructed across two separate buildings on a site located in-between Gala Park to the north east and St Andrew’s Street to the west, on land

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Renewable Connections Developments Ltd

Legislation to ban developers from using combustible cladding on high-rise buildings has been laid before the Scottish Parliament today. As reported by Scottish Construction Now earlier this month, the Scottish Government wants to ban the use of combustible materials on all new residential and

New plans have been drawn up for a block of flats on the site of a former health centre on behalf of New Gorbals Housing Association.

Commercial property firm HFD Group has announced it will take the top floor of its flagship 177 Bothwell Street office development.

Morgan Sindall Construction has successfully completed and handed over 12 of 13 early years centres worth a combined £13 million from the Highland Council, with the final due to be handed over in mid-April. The new early years centres - which were all built using sustainable building mate

Lord Willie Haughey has urged the construction sector to "trust the science" and leave individual agendas at the door when it comes to the climate emergency. Speaking ahead of an industry event designed to accelerate transformation across the built environment, the Scottish businessman, philant

On the eve of the annual Earth Day celebrations, Scottish Government minister Lorna Slater has urged more women to join the construction industry and use their skills to build a greener future to help protect the planet. In a wide-ranging video interview with electrical trade association SELECT, Ms

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is looking forward to engaging with the industry at this week’s ScotPlant 2022.

Glasgow Building Preservation Trust has announced the appointment of David Cook as its new Director. Now in its 40th year, the key appointment will strengthen the important work of the Trust.

The new £17.5 million East Calder Primary School will be constructed adjacent to the existing school after West Lothian Council approved plans for the development in Langton Road, East Calder.

Inverurie-based Balgownie will be showing the latest in Bobcat mini-excavators and telehandlers for the UK market at the ScotPlant 2022 Exhibition at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh from 22-23 April 2022.

Glasgow-based built environment climate tech firm Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) has made four senior appointments as it expands its team to meet the increasing demand for services. The new hires will play a key role in helping the business, which achieved 134% growth last year, to speed u